I am currently pursuing a PhD at Karolinska Institutet

I have a bachelor's in engineering physics and a master's in machine learning from KTH Royal Institute of Technology. I have also studied at the University of Georgia in the US, the National University of Singapore, and a short time at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. I have also lived in Hamburg Germany for two years, and in Luxembourg for a while.

I work in the field of computer vision. My PhD is focused on a deep learning-based diagnosis of ovarian cancer in ultrasound. I have previously been working computer vision for other applications, such as eye-tracking (Tobii), quality assurance at a lithium-ion battery manufacturer (Northvolt) and for pedestrian detection for a company developing software for (semi-)autonomous vehicles (Veoneer).

I enjoy travelling and anything outdoors, and I am generally curious and interested in a lot of things.

Here are a few links to give you a better idea of who I am:
facebook.com/filip.christiansen.1
instagram.com/filip_christiansen
linkedin.com/in/filipchristiansen

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I see Couchsurfing as a great way to meet people that I would not otherwise meet.

Interests

• arts
• books
• architecture
• design
• street art
• photography
• wine
• walking
• technology
• news
• movies
• board games
• reading
• traveling
• minimalism
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• canoeing
• kayaking
• scuba diving
• swimming
• engineering
• history
• mathematics
• physics
• road trips
• nature
• abandoned places
• couchsurfing
• good food
• national parks
• biking
• learning
• programming
• meeting new people
• good conversation
• artificial intelligence
• trying new things
• computer vision

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC (written several years ago and needs some update ^^)

Coldplay, Hippie Sabotage, Washed Out, Petit Biscuit, Chrome Sparks, Dream Koala, Slow Magic, Imagined Herbal Flows, . . .
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Some Swedish music: Veronica Maggio, Håkan Hellström, Familjen, First Aid Kit, . . .

MOVIES

Favorite director: Christopher Nolan

Actors:
Christian Bale, Jake Gyllenhaal, Benedict Cumberbatch, Matthew McConaughey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, . . .

Movies:
Se7en, 500 Days of Summer, American Psycho, The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, L.A. Confidential, Amélie, Interstellar, Inception, The Lincoln Lawyer, Gladiator, The Machinist, The Drop, Boyhood, Catch Me If You Can, No Country for Old Men, Ex Machina, The Theory of Everything, The Prestige, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Memento, Nightcrawler, The Town, City of Gods, End of Watch, The Imitation Game, Saving Private Ryan, Mystic River, V for Vendetta, Shutter Island, Blood Diamond, Body of Lies, The Great Gatsby, The Devil's Advocate, Das Leben der Anderen, American Beauty, Shoplifters, Dunkirk, Drive, Taxi Driver, . . .

Documentaries :
The Untold History of the United States, 13th, Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom, Get Me Roger Stone, Cuba and the Cameraman, The Square, The China Hustle, Restrepo, . . .

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living in Germany (2007-2009), the United States (2016-2017), Singapore (2022), Luxembourg (2023-2024)
Road trip in California/Nevada/Arizona/Utah (late spring of 2017), in southern Spain (summer of 2016) and in Colorado/Utah (summer of 2015), . . .

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Croatia, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Singapore, Sweden, United States